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Myōken Shrine

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Ancient shrine with a beautiful cedar and cherry tree approach, founded in 1221.

Myōken Shrine
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What it is

  • Shrine founded in 1221 by Higashi Taneyuki.
  • Dedicated to Kuninotokotachi no Mikoto, actually Myōken Bosatsu.
  • Renamed Myōken Shrine in the Meiji era.

What to see

  • 250m approach with 300-year-old cedar trees.
  • Approach has 120 mountain cherry trees.
  • Sacred forest is a prefectural natural monument.
  • Current main hall rebuilt in 1722.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岐阜県郡上市大和町牧814-1 Open in Google Maps

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